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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: “It was incredible. And I mentioned to her that I was 13 when she was first nominated by then-President Reagan and that…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2006
It was incredible. And I mentioned to her that I was 13 when she was first nominated by then-President Reagan and that my parents raised me to believe that young women, young girls could grow up and truly be anything they wanted to be and that was my first memory that that was the most clear example of that being true. And it was just a thrill to be able to share that with her tonight.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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